
Date of issue: 13.07.1997
Record label: 1201
Song language: English
Summertime |
Summer, summer, summertime |
Time to sit back and unwind |
Verse One: Fresh Prince |
Here it is a groove slightly transformed |
Just a bit of a break from the norm |
Just a little somethin' to break the monotony |
Of all that hardcore dance that has gotten to be |
A little bit out of control it’s cool to dance |
But what about the groove that soothes and moves romance |
Give me a soft subtle mix |
And if ain’t broke then don’t try to fix it And think of the summers of the past |
Adjust the base and let the alpine blast |
Pop in my CD and let me run a rhyme |
And put your car on cruise and lay back cause this is summertime |
Chorus |
Verse Two: Fresh Prince |
School is out and there’s a sort of a buzz |
But back then I didn’t really know what it was |
But now I see what happen-es |
The way that people respond to summer madness |
The weather is hot and girls are dressing less |
And checking out the fellas to tell 'em who’s best |
Ridin around in your jeep or your benzos |
Or in your nissan stting on lorenzos |
Back in Philly we be out in the park |
A place called the plateau is where everybody go Guys out hunting and girls doing likewise |
Honking at the honey in front of you with the light eyes |
She turn around to see what you beeping at It’s like the summers a natural afrodesiac |
And with a pen and pad I compose this rhyme |
To hit you and to get you equipped for the summer time |
Chorus |
Verse Three: Fresh Prince |
It’s late in the day and I ain’t been on the court yet |
Hustle to the mall to get me a short set |
Yeah I got on sneaks but I need a new pair |
Cause basketball courts in the summer got girls there |
The temperature’s about 88 |
Hop in the water plug just for old times sake |
Break to ya crib change your clothes once more |
Cause you’re invited to a barbeque that’s starting at 4 |
Sitting with your friends as y’all reminisce |
About the days growing up and the first person you kissed |
And as I think back makes me wonder how |
The smell from a grill could spark up nostalgia |
All the kids playing out front |
Little boys messin round with the girls playing double-dutch |
While the DJ’s spinning a tune as the old folks dance at your family reunion |
Then six o’clock rolls around |
You just finished wiping your car down |
It’s time to cruise so you go to the summertime hangout |
It looks like a car show |
Everybody come lookin real fine |
Fresh from the barber shop or fly from the beauty salon |
Every moment frontin and maxin |
Chillin in the car they spent all day waxin |
Leanin to the side but you can’t speed through |
Two miles an hour so everybody sees you |
There’s an air of love and of happiness |
And this is the Fresh Prince’s new defintion of summer madness |
Chorus |
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